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VEHICLE HEADLIGHT.

Application filed March 13, 1923. Serial No. 624,692.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that PETER'SATHER a citizen of the United States, residing at Haast Stanwood, in the county of Snohomish and State e of Washin ton, has invented certain new and useful mprovements in Vehicle Headlights, of which the following is a specifica tion.

The main purpose of my invention is the provision of a headlight wherein the same is equipped with a pair of electric bulbs, means being provided between these bulbs whereby the light rays from the headlights may be cast to the side of the road when the circuit to 'acertain one-of the lights is broken for consequently overcoming the usual blinding l eect of the headlights 'l he nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the foll2e lowing detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings `forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indieating similar parts in the several views, and

wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse cross sec-4 tional view of a headlight constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse cross sectional `view thereof;

Figure 3 is an elevation of the light rays a5 deflecting plate forming a component part of my improved headlight; and

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of the wiring system between a source of electric energy and pairs of electric lamps within o the vehicle headlights.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 designates a drum-shaped headlight casing; 6 the usual conical reiector; and 7 the concavo-convex lens maintained upon the casing a5' through the instrumentality of a desirable form of rim 8. Within the said reliector 6 is a forwardly extending vertical light deflecting plate 9 the front end of which extends outwardly of the reflector and is curved to so have face to face contact with the said lens 7. The remaining edges of this plate 9 are formed upon opposite sides thereof with spaced laterally extending anges 10 secured as at 11 to said reector.

Within the reflector 6 upon opposite sides of the plate 9 are electric lamp sockets 12 each of which carries the usual incandescent bulb. Referring to the diagrammatic view of the wiring s stem in Figure 4, A designates the headhght upon the left side of a motor vehicle and B the headlight upon the right side. The bulbs withthe lamp A are designated a and a. respectively while those in the lamp B are designated b and b respectively, it being noted that each of these lamps are in normally open circuit with the source of electric supply such as a storage battery 13. In the line of circuit is a hand operated switch 14, this switch embodying a pair of stationary contacts 15 and 16 and a movable contact. 17. The movable contact 17 is normally in osition as shown in Figure 4 for consequently com leting the circuit in the lamps to each hea light and whenever it is desired to throw the light rays from the lamps to the right-hand side of the road for preventing the blinding of the drivers of oncoming cars the said movable contact 17 is moved to a position 18 which will consequently break the circuit to the lamps a and b.

Although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ,of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

A headlight lamp structure comprising a casing, a concavo-convex lens closing the forward end of the casing and disposed with its intermediate portion in advance of the forward edge of the casing, a concaved reflector-housed within the casing and having its forward edge in Contact with the edge portion of the lens, aplate disposed in the median vertical plane of the casing and housed within the reector and the lens, and dividing the area therein into two compartments, the forward portion of the plate being disposed in advance of the forward edge of the lamp casing, and bulbs located in the compartment and disposed one at each side of the plate.

In testimony whereof I ailix my s1 ature.

PETER SAT ER. 

